PROSTHETIC & ORTHOTIC SCIENCE
JPO Self-Assessment Examination TO EARN TWO PCE CREDITS:
Read the article on pages 2–10.
Complete the examination.
Submit your completed examination to the AAOP per the directions on the next page.
DIRECTIONS:
The following questions require short answers only; you do not have to use complete sentences. All questions refer to the article “Kinematic and Kinetic Variations of Below-Knee Amputee Gait" by Hamid Bateni, MSc, CPO, and Sandra J. Olney, PhD.
OBJECTIVES:
After reading this article, you should be able to:
Identify the kinetic and kinematic characteristics of the gait of the below knee amputee (BKA).
Compare the results of this study with the findings of other studies on the BKA and the normal population.
Describe the importance of evaluating the gait of BKAs, including the kinetic variations of the gait.
Identify the limitations of the results of this study.
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Complete the JPO Self-Assessment Examination on the previous page and above and score a minimum of 75 percent to earn two PCE credits. Send the completed examination and payment in U.S. currency ($20/AAOP members, $40/nonmembers) to: AAOP, P.O. Box 18046, Merrifield, VA 22118-0046. The examination must be received by the AAOP within 3 years of the publication date for credit to be awarded.
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